Condiment-holder.



H. W. WATSON.

CONDIMENT HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED DBO. zo, 1907.

Patented June 1, 1909.

'UNITED' sra'rEs PATENT OFFICE..

l HENRY w. wA'rsoN, or DENVER, coLoEADo, .frssIeNon or oNE-HALE 'ro JAMEs r.

BEDFORD, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

CONDIMENT-HOLDER.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1909.

Application filed December 20, 1907. Serial No. 407,313.

To all whomz't may concern:

Beit known that l, HENRY W. WATSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and etats of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Condlment-l'lolders, ol'

which the `following is a speciication.

This invention relates to that class ol' condiment holders known as shakers which are employed for holding pepper, salt and the like, and distributing the same.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved device of the character described which is adapted to hold two dil'lerent condiments, as pepper and salt, either one of which may be distributed from the holder at will. The invention can be best set forth in connection with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate it, and of which,

-Figure 1 is a side elevation oi' the improved shaker; Fig.2 is a top plan view; and, Fig. 3 is a vertical axial section. Fig. 4 is a vertical axial section, similar to Fig. 3, taken through a modified form of condiment holder; and Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the holder shown in Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawing, the shaker comprises a body 1 which is divided into a plurality of compartments 2 and 3 by a partition f1. The bottom 5 of the shakeris secured to the body by means of screw threadsas shown or by any other suitable means which will permit the ready removal of the bottom so that'the shaker may be illed from that end At the other end of the body is located the means for distributing the condiment from the shaker. This means comprises a stationary plate 6 which has two sets oiperforations 7 and 8, each set being located over its respective compartment. Thus, the'perforations 7 are over the compartment 2 while the perforations 8 are located over the compartment 3. The perforations of the sets may be of different sizes to adapt them to use with dierent condiments.

Thus, the perforations 8 may be of a size suitable to distribute salt from the compartment 3, while the perforations 7 are smaller than the p'erforations 8 and adapted to distribute pepper from the-compartment 2.

' A cap a secured to the upper end of the vessel serves as a means for retaining a mov-v able disk or plate 10 u on the stationary plate or top 6 of the vesse The plate or disk l l, l0 has two sets oi perforations, 11 and 12, l adapted to register with the sets ol' perforations 7 and 8, respectively, according to the position of the disk. The disk or plate 1() is of smaller diameter than the diameter ol' the top plate 6 of the vessel, so as to provide clearance between the periphery ol' said disk and the verticalwall 9u ofthe cap which is secured to the outer wall of the cylinderand projects above the disk 10. The central portion of the cap is cut away, leaving an annular i'lange S) which )rojects over the edge ol' the disk 10 and.holds the latter against the top plate 6. The opening 9b in the rap isol' suicie-nt area to expose both sets of perforations in the disk to view and permit the contents of either compartment to pass out through the perfor-ations in the top plate and disk without obstruction by the cap. A

extends through a suitable opening c inv the vertical wall ci' the cap, and its outer end is lbent down atan angle to form a bearing surface for the operators iinger, as shown. A spring 14 interposed between the outer end of the strip and the vertical wall of the cap normally holds the disk 10 against the vertical wall of the cap, at one side.

Normally the sets of perfor-ations 8 and 12 are in register so that if the holder is simply inverted and shaken, without pressing the button, the contents, as salt, ofthe compartment 3 will be distributed. Normally the sets of'perforations 7 and 11 are out of register so that the compartment 2 is closed so that none of its contents are distributed by the operation just described. `If however, the button 13 is pressed, the perfor-ations 8 and 12 will be thrown out of register, thus rations 7 and 11 are brought into registry whereupon the contents, as pepper, of the plate 10 is guided to bring the perforations 11 and 7 into proper registry by reason of the engagement of its circular edge, op osite the button 18, with the circular wal surrounding it.

For convenience in manufacture, the plates 6 and 10 are preferably carried by a cap as shown, which is placed uponone end of the body 1 and permanently secured thereto in any suitable manner asby soldering. The

ermanent securing of the capte thebody has a twofold advantage. It prevents th(J metal arm or strip 13, integral with the disk,

closing the compartment 3, while the perfo- Bti compartment 2 may be distributed'. The

accidental falling off' of the cap, and spilling of the contents of the holder, and insures the proper location of the perforations over their respective comipartments. If the cap were removed for lling thek compartments, it might be-replaced in such manner that the perfor-ations would not be properly positioned. The filling may be accomplished by removing the bottom 5.

In the modification shown in Figs. 4 and 5,4

one ofthe compartments is inclosed within a circular partition or cylinder 15 which at one end is secured to the plate 6, the other end of the cylinder being closed by a removable ca 16. The outer wall 1 with the remov- Iab e bottom 5 incloses the outer compartment which surrounds the rst mentioned compartment. In the the two sets of perforatlons 7 and 8. 'The perforations of the set 7 being arranged in a group at the center over the com'artment inclosed by the cylinder 15, while t ie perforations of the group 8 are arranged outside of the set 7 and over the outer compartment inclosed by the body 1. Ada ted to move across the face of the plate 6 1s a plate 10',

this plate having clearance and being adapted to be moved across the plate 6 by a butt/en 13 inprecisely the manner as the plate 10 is moved across the plate 6 in the structure shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The plate 10 carries sets of perforations 11 and 12 which are respectively adapted to be moved into and out of registry with the sets of perf forations 7 and .I The plate 10"is normally held to one side by a spring 14', and in this position the perforations 7 and 11 are out of registry. When the plate 10 is` moved to the other side, the perforations 8 and 12 will be out of registry and the'per.

forations 7 and 11 will come 1nto registry. Where the holder is used for pepper' and salt, the interior compartment is preferably employed for the pepper in which case the perforations 7 and 11 will be smaller than the 7sperforations 8 and 12 for the salt.

l hile in the foregoing description specific .holders are described the invention 1s not limited, in all of its aspects, to such structures. Structures embodyingthe invention may be varied in numerous particulars therefore, the invention is not limited to the stru ctures shown. What I claim is: A

1. In a condiment holder a cylindrical vesplate 6 are located a plate, of smaller diameter than the top,A

movable upon said top from side to side thereof, and having two sets of perforations, one setl of perforations on the movable plate being adapted to registerwith one set of perforations in the top when the movable plate is at one side, and the other set of perforations in the movable plate being adapted to register with the other set of perforations in the top when the movable .plate is at the opposite side, said plate havmg an ,arm or finger piece projecting laterally therefrom, a cap upon said vessel for guiding and limiting the movement of said plate, said cap comprising a cylindrical wall extending above said top and an inwardly turned flange extending over the edge of said plate, said cap having a central opening of sufficient area to expose bothsets of perforations in the plate and having also a suitable opening in its cylindrical wall through which said arm or finger piece extends, and a spring engaging said finger piece and normally holding said movable p of the cylindrical wall of the cap.

2. In a condiment holder, a cylindrical vesselhaving a top rovided with perforations, a plate, of smal er diameter than the top, movable upon said top from side to side thereof and having perforations adapted to be moved into and out of'registrywith the` perforations in said top as said plate is moved from side to side, said plate having an arm or finger piece projecting laterally therefrom, a cap upon said vessel for guiding and limiting the movement ofsaid plate, said cap comprising a cylindrical wall extending above said top and an inwardly turned flange extending over the edge of said plate,

said cap having a central opening of sufli.

cient area to expose the perforations in said plate at all times and also an opening in its cylindrical wall through which said arm or finger piece extends.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses. l

HENRY W. WATSON.

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